The PAWS Act Coalition is celebrating the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, which will provide $2 million in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grants to enable more domestic violence shelters to become pet-friendly. The grants come one year after the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act was authorized as part of the 2019 Farm Bill, which received bipartisan support in its passage.

Read more about these grants and how they will affect shelters throughout the country on Pet Product News.